Fence.



UNITED STATES PATENT oFFioE.

FENCE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 22, 1906.

Application filed November 15, 1905. Serial No. 287,512.

To ctZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I CHARLES E. FRIzzEL a citizen of the United States, residing at Grandglaise, in the county of Jackson and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Fence, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in portable fences, and has for one of its objects to improve the construction and increase the elii ciency of devices of this character.

Another object of the invention is to produce a fence-panel of improved construction from which a fence of any desired length may be erected by disposing the panels end to end and uniting the adjacent ends.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the'invention is better understood, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and in which corresponding parts are denoted by like designating characters, is illustrated the preferred form of the embodiment of the invention capable of carrying the same into practical operation. 4

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a fence embodying the improved construction. Fig. 2 is a sectional detail on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

The improved fence is formed from a plurality of panels or sections disposed end to end and united at their adjacent ends, each panel being a complete section of the fence. The panels consist of spaced vertical post members 10 and spaced horizontal rail members 11, nailed, bolted, or otherwise secured together at their crossing points, the post members extending above and below the rail members, as at 12 13, and the rail members projecting beyond the end post members, as at 14 15, so that when the panels are disposed end to end the projecting ends of the rails will interlap, as shown. Attached at the ends to the upper corners of each of the panels is a wire brace 16, deflected centrally and looped around the projecting lower end 13 of the intermediate post member, and attached at the ends to the lower corners of each of the panels is a wire brace 17, deflected centrally and looped around. the projecting end 12 of the intermediate post member. The ends of the braces 16 are passed around the post members and rail members at their intersections at the upper corners of the panels and preferably secured by twisting the terminal of the wire around the body of the same, as at 18 19, and the ends of the braces 17 are similarly secured at the lower corners of the panels and fastened by twisting the ends around the body of the wire at 20 21.- By this simple arrangement a very strong and rigid fenceanel is produced which is light and durab e and by means of which a fence of any desired length may be quickly erected.

The end loops of the rail-braces form ties to firmly support the end posts and the rails at their crossing-points, while the central portions of the brace-wires by passing around the projecting ends of the intermediate posts firmly bind the latter to the longitudinal rails and relieve the nails or bolts largely from strain. The parts are thus firmly tied together by the wire braces. The lower proj ecting ends 13 of the posts are designed to enter the ground, (represented at 22,) and the upper projecting ends 12 are preferably reduced in size, as shown, and coupled by wire ties 23, the ties extended at 24, and connected to stakes 25, inserted into the ground at a suitable distance from the line of the fence to provide the necessary bracing-support. The end posts of the panels are further united by tie members 26, formed of U- shaped wires, with hooks 27 at the terminals for passing through an eye 28 on one end post, and the loop of the tie passed over an eye 29 in the other end post and secured by a pin 30. Sections of wire-fence webbing of any suitable kind are attached to the panels, as represented at 31, and stakes 32 inserted into the ground and provided with recesses bearing over the lower strand 33 of the webbing to still further secure the fencing in position. The panels are preferably arranged in zigzag order to increase the stability of the fence. The rail members 11 are preferably arranged slightly inclined, so that the overlapping ends 14 15 of the rails come together in the required position without throwing the fence out of position vertically.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A fence formed of a plurality of panels each panel consisting of spaced rails, end posts and an intermediate post, said end and intermediate posts extending above and below the rails and said rails extending beyond the end posts and interlapping with the extensions of the rails of the adjacent panel, braces of wire looped around the end posts and rails at their crossing-points and deflected centrally and looped around the projecting ends of the intermediate posts, tie wires bent centrally into U shape with hooks at the terminals engaging an eye on one of the end posts, and the bend of the tie passed over an eye on the adjacent end post and secured in place thereon.

2. A fence consisting of a plurality of panels disposed end to end and formed of spaced horizontal rail members and spaced vertical post members extending above and below the rail members, wire braces connected at their ends to the upper corners of the panels and deflected centrally and connected to the panels at the lower edge, wire braces connected at their ends to the lower corners of the panels and deflected centrally and connected to the panels at the upper edge, tie- Wires bent into U shape and with terminal hooks engaging an eye in one of the end posts of one of said panels and passed over an eye in the adjacent end post of the adjacent panel and secured in position by a pin inserted into the eye, and braces of wire looped at one end around the contiguous end posts of the panels and secured at the lower ends to stakes inserted into the ground and spaced from the line of the fence.

3. A fence consisting of a plurality of panels formed of spaced vertical post members and spaced horizontal rail members projecting at the ends beyond the post members and adapted to interlap when the panels are disposed end to end, wire braces connected at the ends to the corners of said panels and deflected centrally and united to the upper and lower edges of the panels, webs of fencing material connected to said panels, tie-Wires uniting the adjacent ends of the panels, and stakes inserted into the ground and having notches bearing over the lower strands of said webbing members.

4. As a new article, a fence-panel consisting of spaced horizontal rails, vertical end posts and a vertical intermediate post, the end posts and intermediate posts extending above and below the rails and the rails extending beyond the end posts, and braces of wire having eyes at the ends and looped by said eyes around the projecting ends of the rails and end posts and deflected centrally and looped around the projecting ends of the intermediate pbst. v

5. A fence formed of a plurality of panels each consisting of spaced horizontal rails, vertical end posts, and a vertical intermediate post, the end posts and intermediate post extending above and below the rails and the rails extending beyond the end posts, and braces of wire having eyes at the ends and looped by said eyes around the projecting ends of therails and end posts and deflected centrally and looped around the projecting ends of the intermediate posts, the projecting ends of the rails interlapping when the panels are disposed end to end.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES E. FRIZZELL.

Witnesses:

W. C. WIsHoN, S. F. FRIzzELL. 

